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Welcome to Tennis ...

Tennis is located in Finney County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tennis, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Tennis is 2,890 feet [881 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tennis is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Tennis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Tennis (for example, toward Syracuse), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Tennis: 620

Communities near Tennis ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tennis.

  • Garden City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Holcomb
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Deerfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Friend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Friend is located in Finney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
  • Rodkey ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rodkey is located in Finney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodkey
  • Scott City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Pierceville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierceville is located in Finney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
  • Lakin
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Modoc
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Modoc is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
  • Amy ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Amy is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
    • Former name for Amy:
    • Ellen

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tennis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tennis.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tennis. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tennis.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tennis. See our Newspapers Page for Tennis.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tennis ...

Looking for more information about Tennis? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tennis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tennis.

Adding Tennis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tennis in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Tennis was on a map titled Map of Kansas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tennis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Finney, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tennis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.